SIUE Campus Recreation is looking for one (1) GA for Fitness Operations to start in January and five (5) other GAs to start in Fall of 2026

Fitness Operations Graduate Assistant Brief Job Description: Position starts in January of 2026.  

The Graduate Assistant (Fitness Operations) is responsible for providing assistance in the coordination, guidance, supervision, and direction of informal fitness operations and personnel.  This includes developing staff schedules, hiring, training, supervising, evaluating about 20 fitness attendants and maintaining and troubleshooting equipment in the main facility and six satellite facilities. Equipment includes cardiovascular, selectorized strength, plate loaded, free weights, racks and platforms.  This position has been intentionally designed to have an emphasis on teamwork and flexibility as our department seeks to remain well poised to serve our participants through evolving conditions.  

This position will also serve on a team that oversees and supports the activities housed within the dedicated recreational space of the Student Fitness Center and the shared recreation space in the Vadalabene Center and other auxiliary facilities (200,000 total sq. ft.).  These facilities include a total of six basketball courts, a 25-yard pool, two climbing areas, two group fitness rooms, a cycling room, a multi-sport court, two informal fitness/strength areas, a dedicated weight room, indoor jogging track, racquetball courts, multipurpose areas, and two member service stations all of which typically operate seven days a week.  A combined workload of an average of 20 hours per week is expected; some early morning, evening, and weekend work is required.  See the full Fitness Operations Graduate Assistant job description here.

Bonus:  Five (5) more GAs to start in Fall 2026:  SIUE is also currently reviewing applications for five (5) additional Campus Recreation graduate assistantships that will start in the Fall (August) of 2026.  Check out the link for more information: https://www.siue.edu/campus-recreation/about/employment/graduate-assistant-positions.shtml

QUALIFICATIONS:

Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis. Candidates should demonstrate a strong work ethic, adherence to professional standards and values and be an effective communicator that possesses good interpersonal skills. The candidate should have significant knowledge and experience in recreation management.  A bachelor’s degree is preferred in recreation, exercise science, communications, management or other related field.  Prior collegiate or community recreation experience is preferred. 

TERM OF CONTRACT: 

Fitness Operations position will start in January of 2026.  Contract renewal is anticipated each semester and available through the duration of the academic degree program. 

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Applicants are encouraged to apply early as position(s) will close once they are filled.  Review of applicants is ongoing.     

Email cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript(s) and list of three current references with contact information to the contact shown below:

Charles "Chas" Campbell, Campus Recreation Fitness Specialist
Phone: 618-650-5395
Email: charcam@siue.edu

About Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Overall, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 public regional universities and by Washington Monthly as among the top 40 out of 673 private and public master’s universities nationally. SIUE provides students with a high-quality education and prepares them for successful careers and lives of purpose to shape a changing world. A metropolitan university, SIUE serves a diverse student body of nearly 13,000. The University has enjoyed several years of increasing enrollment and retention and is nearing completion of a $300 million infrastructure and building program. The Edwardsville campus encompasses 2,660 acres of woods and rolling hills in the scenic beauty of southwestern Illinois. In addition to the main campus, the University has a center in East St. Louis, IL, including a charter high school; a nursing clinic and a School of Pharmacy; and a School of Dental Medicine in Alton, IL. SIUE competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Ohio Valley Conference and the Mid-American Conference (wrestling) and the whole SIUE community was certainly excited for the Men's Basketball Team that advanced into ...the "Big Dance" (NCAA March Madness) in 2025. SIUE’s safety record has yielded a “Top 50 Safest College Towns in America” designation for the city of Edwardsville. The SIUE Campus Recreation Department has a history of strong student engagement and consistently strives to be attentive and responsive to student interests. SIUE Campus Recreation operates 137,000 sq. ft. of dedicated indoor recreation space that is strongly complimented by a 550,000 sq. ft. outdoor Rec Plex that includes both artificial and natural turf lighted fields. SIUE Campus Recreation also offers a 9-hole disc golf course, cricket pitch and a network of paved and natural terrain multiuse trails that integrate into the community and surrounding region. The multiuse trails, free bikeshare program, free bike repair stations and other support systems have earned SIUE the designation as a Bike Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.

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